Some Studies on life of Track Pin Rubber Bushes .

  • S. Sridhar Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment, Avadi.
  • N. Siva Prasad Indian Institute of Technology, Madras .
  • K.N. Seetharamu Indian Institute of Technology, Madras .
Keywords: Torsional loads, Track pin

Abstract

Track pin an important component in the tracks of heavy armoured vehicles is made of steel surrounded by rubber bush. This construction enables the pin to transmit the torsional loads. As the failure of track pin makes the vehicle immobilised, it is important to ensure a specified life for these pins. As the pin is made of rubber and steel, the theoretical studies become difficult. An attempt has been made to find out the parameters that influence the life of track pins. A finite element method is used to estimate the stresses in the rubber. The temperature rise due to the torsional loads, computed using the energy equation is found to be 64.86 °c for 1800 s at a speed of 30 km/hr. close to that obtained from actual field measurements.

Author Biographies

S. Sridhar, Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment, Avadi.
Mr S Srldhar obtained his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Annamalai University in 1984. He obtained his ME front Anna University in 1986. Currently, he is working ;as Sci D at Combat Vehicles Research & pevelopment Establishment, Avadi and he is with the organisation for the past 10 xears. His areas of interest are machine design, fini td element analysis and tank technology.
N. Siva Prasad, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras .
Dr N Siva Prasad obtained his BE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mysore in 1975. He did his MTech in 1977 and PhD in 1984 both from Indian Institute of Technology. Madras. Currently, he is working as Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (lIT). His areas of interest are cbmputer-aided design. computer graphics and finite element method.
K.N. Seetharamu, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras .
Dr KN Seetharamu obtained his BE (Mechanical Engineering) from Mysore University in 1960. He, obtained his ME from Indian Institute. of Science, Bangalore, in 1962 and PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, in 1973. He is currently working as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at lIT, Madras. His areas ~f in~erest are finite .element analysis applied to fluid flow,
heat transfer and str~ss analysis problems.
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Sridhar, S., Prasad, N., & Seetharamu, K. (2013). Some Studies on life of Track Pin Rubber Bushes . Defence Science Journal, 47(2), 251-257. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.47.4009
Section
Engineering Science & Technology

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